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Section 155 of the Competition and Consumer Act 201o (Act) confers powers on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that allow it to issue notices for the compulsory obtaining of information, documents and evidence regarding suspected breaches of the Act. These notices can be issued to parties which are the subject of an investigation or merger review or to any third party whom the ACCC believes may have relevant information.

L'Oréal v RN Ventures [2018] EWHC 173 (Pat) continues the short run of cases that have considered the issue of infringement by equivalence but in which equivalence has not determined the outcome. This contrasts with last summer's Supreme Court decision in Actavis v Eli Lilly where a full doctrine of equivalence was recognised in UK law, significantly altering the outcome of that case.

On 1 February 2018, the Australian government issued a new guidance which provides that foreign investors may only acquire agricultural land in Australia where there has been an "open and transparent sale process".

On 23 January, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") provisionally found that the proposed takeover of Sky plc by 21st Century Fox would not be in the public interest due to media plurality concerns.